Eddie Conlon (left) and Alan (right) at Dunnes Stores strike picket against Apartheid in South Africa, 1984.

The WSM are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death of Alan MacSimóin, one of our founder members, a friend, and a key central figure in building the anarchist movement in Ireland for over four decades. Alan had not been a member of WSM for some years but remained politically active right to the end. His last Facebook post on November 29th was supporting the locked out bricklayers at Mary’s Mansions. Alan will be sorely missed by all in the WSM and we offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

See also:

• "Alan MacSimóin (1957-2018) – Dublin Historian and Political Activist" Sam
• "Alan MacSimóin (1957-2018): a pioneer of anarchism in Ireland" José Antonio Gutiérrez D. [Castellano]

Donato Romito (1954-2018)

Oggi 13 gennaio 2018 ci ha lasciati Donato Romito, segretario nazionale di Alternativa Libertaria e militante comunista anarchico. Maestro e sindacalista ha fortemente inciso nella vita sociale e politica della provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, unendo nel tempo all’indefessa militanza politica una profonda attività di formatore, una raffinata sensibilità di storico di movimento e di didatta, oltre a una intensa e instancabile attività sindacale, in CGIL prima, e nell’Unicobas poi, tali da considerarlo un punto di riferimento per tutto il movimento anarchico e per la sinistra di questo territorio.

La camera ardente sarà aperta all’ospedale di Muraglia (Pesaro) domenica 14 nel pomeriggio e lunedì 15 nel pomeriggio.

Le compagne e i compagni di Alternativa Libertaria/FdCA invitano chi vorrà salutare Donato ad una cerimonia laica che si svolgerà sabato 20 gennaio alle ore 15 presso il Cimitero dell’Ulivo di Fano.

“Nostra patria è il mondo intero, nostra legge è la libertà”

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Si vedono anche:

• On the untimely departure of our comrade and friend Donato Romito Anarkismo.net [Castellano] [Français] [Ελληνικά]

  External Link:: http://alternativalibertaria.fdca.it/wpAL/blog/2018/01/13/ciao-donato/

Le organizzazioni europee federate nella rete Anarkismo si sono riunite tra il 18 e il 19 novembre a Genova. Abbiamo parlato e discusso, ragionato e pensato, provando a pianificare quelli che sono i nostri compiti da portare avanti, come rete, in Europa. Le delegazioni provenienti da Galles, Francia, Italia, Svizzera e Irlanda, e un saluto caloroso dai compagni/e catalani di Embat, hanno espresso la necessità di seguire e sviluppare un intervento comune.

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When we have to deal with disagreements, conflicts and faults, these problems must be solved with a justice that is based on our libertarian ethical values. What does this concretely mean? That we have to hear all the parties involved and make sure to provide physical and psychological protection too all, especially if someone has – at least presumably – been hurt. In cases of sexual violence – for instance – we should not reproduce the bias of bourgeois patriarchal so-called “justice” that too frequently isolates (female) survivors and dismisses their feelings and words. It means that we have to establish means to examine the different positions and eliminate any doubts. That we have to have democratic and collective processes to deal with that and to take decisions and make recommendations. And, mainly, that we must first try to reeducate people instead of punishing or isolating them. Not that in some cases punishment or isolation couldn’t be the only solution, but, at least, we have to make (re)education a priority over punishment and isolation, which should be last resorts.

To deal with these problems within our movement instances of ethical justice that aim to resolve major disagreements, conflicts and faults are necessary. These instance, such as an “ethics commission” for example, could be convened and articulated whenever one or more militants within our movement or organizations identify a problem of this kind and ask formally for the establishment of a commission. The establishment of a commission (or the denial) would be the result of a collective decision made by the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the respective organizations. If a commission is established, then a certain number of militants not involved with the case could be mandated to constitute the commission and be given a deadline to listen to the different parties involved, to develop positions, eliminate doubts and then to produce a written document with a position and recommendations to the respective organization.
To “solve the problem” means, here, to find ways to reach agreements, to find solutions to conflicts, to deal with faults and to eliminate doubts. Although giving preference to (re)education, the commission could decide for issuing a warning, suspension, sanction or even expulsion or "excommunication".

Mikola Dziadok es un joven militante libertario, abogado y escritor de Bielorrusia. Es parte de la alianza "Revolución Internacional / World Revolution - Прамень 'Pramen'" y colabora con nosotr@s traduciendo textos y ensayos al ruso y bielorruso sobre autogobiernos, procesos comunitarios y movimientos sociales en el mundo, así como de historia, ciencias sociales y pensamiento crítico, temáticas que han atraído desde Latinoamérica el interés de muchas organizaciones y compañeros de Europa.

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